Snapstream The ongoing debt crisis within the Democratic National Committee has driven the wedge between establishment Democrats and their radical democratic socialist wing even further. This Tuesday, MS NOW Reports host Antonia Hylton invited ex-DNC vice chair David Hogg to discuss the crisis, despite him being a left-wing activist who built his career off the lost lives of his classmates and was ousted from his position in the DNC for using his position to promote radical politics.Hogg would spew progressive propaganda for nearly the entire segment, with virtually no pushback from Hylton. He began his monologue by slandering the Democratic establishment, portraying his DSA-aligned progressive movement as a stronger alternative: "Then you add on top of that that it's now been 18 months and they had to put the building up as collateral, and they are $2 million in debt. And then you juxtapose that with the progressive movement and what's going on out there."After his resentment-fueled attacks on his former employer, Hogg pivoted to praising the Democratic primary system: "Ultimately we need to win Michigan. And this is part of why primaries are so important, so that people in our party are held to the highest standard possible."According to Hogg’s logic, it follows that Graham Platner was held to the “highest standard possible.” Platner being the same Maine candidate who fell into scandal after scandal: his Nazi tattoo, his extramarital affairs, his extremist Reddit posts, and eventually his campaign-ending sexual assault allegations. Some high standards they’ve got there! According to leftist activist David Hogg, Democratic primaries hold candidates "to the highest standards possible." Apparently, the Democrats' highest standards include Graham Platner, who had to drop out of his race due to sexual assault accusations. Real high standards, guys! pic.twitter.com/GyyHfOzsIR— James Waterman (@jwatermaniv) July 28, 2026 Despite the incoherence of his statements, Hogg continued to extol the virtues of Democratic primaries, which he portrayed as necessary to elect radical Abdul El-Sayed instead of Rep. Haley Stevens:And we have these debates and ensure that whether it's somebody going out there and saying that they're not taking corporate money when they quite obviously are, like Stevens said last night in her debate, saying that she wasn't taking money from a private utility when she literally took, I think it was $5,000 last year or different past comments that other people have made. There was a reason why we have a primary process in our party, and I'm thankful that people still care enough to actually engage in the process so that we have the best Democrats possible out there to get elected. And to the broader point that - I believe that Abdul is probably getting at there - I'm just seeing that comment now is we need to have a competitive primary process to ensure that Democrats are the best, have the best representation possible. It must be asked again, since Hylton refused to provide any pushback to Hogg’s monologue: is Platner one of these “best Democrats possible?” While the media tried their best to conceal them, Platner’s initial scandals were known to Maine voters when they chose them to represent them. Is Platner really the “best representation possible” of the Democratic Party?Even among candidates who haven’t dropped out due to disastrous, career-ending scandals, recent Democratic primaries seem poised to amplify radical voices rather than decent people. El-Sayed, who Hogg said he aligns with politically, has come under fire for radical statements of his own. James Talarico, in Texas, has struggled to gain traction due to his controversial religious and political stances. Mamdani-endorsed NY candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier was revealed to be a Marxist sympathizer and prison abolitionist.If these are the best candidates the Democrats have, one can only imagine what their worst ones look like!The transcript is below. Click "expand" to view.MS NOW ReportsJuly 28, 202611:40:20 a.m. Eastern(...)ANOTNIA HYLTON: Let's bring in David Hogg, co-founder of Leaders We Deserve and former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. David, you were a part of the DNC until June of last year, when committee members voted to hold new elections for your post and a fellow vice chair. And this came after you told the New York Times that you plan to spend millions to bring generational change to the party, knowing what you know now about the committee, what you've seen from Ken Martin, are you surprised at all by these reports?DAVID HOGG: No, unfortunately. I am disappointed to see them, but I'm far from surprised. We— I saw the writing on the wall early on. I remember talking about some of the issues that were going on that helped to decide the election. Let's remember here, you know, one of the main things that Chair Ken Martin ran on releasing was an autopsy report that would bring real accountability to the DNC, and that was totally fumbled where there was no mention of Gaza, there was no mention of inflation. There was no mention of the president's age or any actual issues that decided the election. And they couldn’t even be bothered to include a conclusion in that. Then you add on top of that that it's now been 18 months and they had to put the building up as collateral, and they are $2 million in debt. And then you juxtapose that with the progressive movement and what's going on out there. It's incredibly sad to see the DNC and the committee at this point, and it could not be more clear that he's unfit to lead. We need somebody who can actually raise money and also not throw his phone at staff.(...) 11:43:47 a.m.HOGG: Voters want an affirmative vision for the future of this country. And that's part of why Ken Martin is having these fundraising woes. There is no vision for the future of the party. That's what voters are really craving.(...)11:45:10 a.m.HOGG: Ultimately, we got to focus on winning Michigan regardless of, you know, what's happening in these primaries. Whoever wins here, we need to consolidate behind and make sure we get them across the finish line.As you can imagine, my politics are much more aligned with Abdul's because I, I don't want to support people who are taking corporate PAC money like Stevens is, but ultimately we need to win Michigan. And this is part of why primaries are so important, so that people in our party are held to the highest standard possible. And we have these debates and ensure that whether it's somebody going out there and saying that they're not taking corporate money when they quite obviously are, like Stevens said last night in her debate, saying that she wasn't taking money from a private utility when she literally took, I think it was $5,000 last year or different past comments that other people have made. There was a reason why we have a primary process in our party, and I'm thankful that people still care enough to actually engage in the process so that we have the best Democrats possible out there to get elected. And to the broader point that - I believe that Abdul is probably getting at there – I'm just seeing that comment now – is we need to have a competitive primary process to ensure that Democrats are the best, have the best representation possible. And I think the overall idea that it's unacceptable to challenge anybody because they're just a sitting incumbent is ridiculous and hurts us as a party.Imagine where we would be right now if we didn't have AOC. Look at how she was treated when she was first brought into the House. But that is because when incumbents are successfully defeated, far more often than not, it's because they weren't really doing their job. And a lot of people in the Democratic base and the American people, generally speaking, are hungry for something new from Democrats that they're not getting from the establishment.